Until Olympius Returns - The Mountain Goats

Go through the motions

Every day out in the square

Listen for the hidden rhythms on the air

Nod in agreement when the tyrant holds court

Look for a beacon from the north

Protect yourself

Vouch for every member of the team

This is just a momentary ripple in the stream

Join in the rebuilding

Sing loudly at your labor

Make friends with the new guys

Be nice to your neighbor

Profess keen interest in the welfare of the state

Taste everything they feed you

Say it tastes real great

Spit it down your sleeve

Every time you get the chance

This is just a brief improvisation in the dance

Raise up the columns

Take the statues down

Praise the columns

Spread the word around town

Behold the temple where the old one stood

Is it not a thing of beauty

Don’t it make you feel good

Is it not a big improvement on the way things used to be

Is it not a stately beacon for the whole world to see

We will be right here

On the day it finally burns

Everybody hold a spot

Until Olympius returns

Yeah!